{"product_id":"connectedness-isbn-9781394285778","title":"Connectedness","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eImprove talent retention and employee productivity by encouraging connectedness in your firm\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eConnectedness\u003c\/i\u003e, British business journalist and management theorist Des Dearlove delivers an insightful and practical discussion of how firms can build meaningful and authentic connections with their employees, encouraging productivity, improving talent retention, and creating an enduring competitive advantage. You’ll find out why the latest peer-reviewed research lends support to the notion that it is the nature of interpersonal environments – and not compensation – that many employees consider to be the most impactful when they’re deciding whether to exit a job.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn the book, you’ll:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplore the most important factors that determine the connectedness of a healthy working environment\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCommon mistakes and myths about employee wellbeing that sidetrack managerial efforts to improve working culture at a firm\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExamples and case studies that demonstrate the real-world impact of the ideas discussed in the book\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003ePerfect for managers, executives, directors, and other business leaders seeking to improve employee retention, productivity, engagement, and health, \u003ci\u003eConnectedness\u003c\/i\u003e is also a must-read resource for employees, human resources professionals, consultants, and everyone else with an interest in employee wellbeing and workplace productivity and safety.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eForeword by \u003ci\u003eRita McGrath \u003c\/i\u003eix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction by Des Dearlove \u0026amp; Lisa Humphries 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eI We, Human 9\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Every Working Relationship Can Be Better: Here’s How 11\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMichael Bungay Stanier\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 The Four- day Week: Here’s Why 17\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAndrew Barnes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Why We Lost Touch with Each Other and How We Reconnect 25\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePia Lauritzen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 One Simple Change to Improve Your Connections 33\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAmanda Nimon-Peters\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Connection Through Communication 45\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMatt Abrahams Copyrighted Material\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 The Power of Pausing 53\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJeanette Bronée\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eII Ai and US 63\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 AI and the Future of Human Connection 65\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eKate O’Neill\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Tech Is Cool, but People Are Warm 77\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eGiuseppe Stigliano\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Ask Not What AI Can Do for You— Ask What You Can Do for AI, to Serve Humanity 85\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eHamilton Mann\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 The Case for Humanity in the AI Era 101\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eStephanie LeBlanc-Godfrey\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Human Against the Machine in Forecasting 109\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eVille Satopää\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIII Inclusive Leadership 117\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Four Simple Words to Help Connect with Others 119\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eKirstin Ferguson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 How to Build Your Human Touch 127\u003cbr\u003e Susie Kennedy\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Five Ways to Develop Your Meeting Intelligence 137\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eSoulaima Gourani \u0026amp; Thomas Roulet\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 The UNITE Framework to Build Social Connection at Work 147\u003cbr\u003e Constance Noonan Hadley\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 Devotion and Detachment: The Yin- Yang Equilibrium for Transformative Growth 159\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eFaisal Hoque\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIV Connecting Culture 171\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 Win- Win-Win: When Human Purpose Meets Platform Thinking 173\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDaniel Trabucci \u0026amp; Tommaso Buganza\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 Organizational Purpose and Action: Who Sets the Table? 187\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eWeslynne Ashton\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19 The AI- powered Organization: Puzzles to Be Solved 195\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMartin Gonzalez\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20 Cultivating Active Allyship 209\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePoornima Luthra\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21 Remote— But Not Disconnected 217\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMalissa Clark\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eV Open Minds 229\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22 Making Human Connection Neuroinclusive 231\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eLudmila Praslova\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23 Inclusion Is the Foundation for Human Connection 243\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMita Mallick\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24 Beyond the Individual: The Power of Community 253\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eNeri Karra Sillaman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e25 Empathy 263\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eKai Anderson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVI People Pleasers 271\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e26 How to Avoid Burnout Through the Power of Human Connection 273\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eKandi Wiens\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e27 Leading Gen Z 285\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJenny Fernandez\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e28 How to Develop Strategic People 297\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDavid Lancefield\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e29 Your Imagination Is Your Currency 307\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eNatalie Nixon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e About the Editors 315\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments 317\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 319\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDES DEARLOVE\u003c\/b\u003e is a British business journalist and management theorist whose work focuses on the history and state-of-the-art in management theory. He is the Co-founder of Thinkers50, the first global ranking of management thinkers.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLISA HUMPHRIES\u003c\/b\u003e is a freelance editor and writer, specializing in business and management theory. She has edited, curated, and researched business books and articles for a global portfolio of clients and is a contributing editor for Thinkers50.   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRecent studies indicate that 94% of employees are more productive when they feel connected to their colleagues and are twice as likely to stay at their jobs. Other research suggests that most employees value corporate environments even more highly than compensation levels when evaluating whether to stay or leave a position. And, as we emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic, building strong human connections at work has never been more important. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eConnectedness: How the Best Leaders Create Authentic Human Connection in a Disconnected World, \u003c\/i\u003edistinguished management theorist and business journalist Des Dearlove and Lisa Humphries deliver a startlingly insightful new take on how businesses can forge powerful, meaningful, and authentic connections with their employees. These bonds will increase productivity, improve talent retention, and help to create an enduring competitive advantage. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book explains why the latest peer-reviewed research supports the idea that it is the nature of interpersonal environments, rather than compensation, that many employees believe is the most important determinant in job retention. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eConnectedness\u003c\/i\u003e walks you through the most important factors to consider when building a connected working environment and describes the most common mistakes and myths about employee well-being that will sidetrack your managerial efforts to improve working culture at your firm. You’ll also find examples and case studies that demonstrate the real-world impact of the ideas presented in the book. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for executives, managers, directors, and other business leaders doing their best to improve employee retention, engagement, productivity, and health, \u003ci\u003eConnectedness \u003c\/i\u003eis also a can’t-miss resource for frontline employees, human resources professionals, consultants, and anyone else with an interest in—or responsibility for—employee well-being, safety, and productivity.   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eImprove employee retention, productivity, well-being, and health by creating a connected, human workplace\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eConnectedness: How the Best Leaders Create Authentic Human Connection in a Disconnected World\u003c\/i\u003e, by business journalist and management theorist Des Dearlove and Lisa Humphries is a singular discussion of how to create and maintain an environment of authentic human connection in your workplace that increases productivity, improves safety and health, encourages talent recruitment and retention, and creates an enduring competitive advantage. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe authors discuss the most critical factors that determine the connectedness of a vibrant working culture. They also describe the most common mistakes that managers make when trying to transform and improve the working environment in their company, and the myths that many of us buy into around employee well-being and connection. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou’ll find case studies and examples that illustrate and highlight the potential real-world impact of the concepts discussed within, and why it’s the nature of the interpersonal environment at your firm—not compensation levels—that largely decide whether your employees will stay or move on. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn essential book for managers, executives, and directors, \u003ci\u003eConnectedness\u003c\/i\u003e is also a must-read for entrepreneurs, founders, human resources professionals, and anyone else interested in boosting your organization’s bottom line.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47988974846181,"sku":"NP9781394285778","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781394285778.jpg?v=1761782275","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/connectedness-isbn-9781394285778","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}